The Showdown at Lafayette Square

This episode contains sounds of explosives and descriptions of violence.

Today, we go inside a high-stakes White House debate over how President Trump should respond to reports that he was hiding in a bunker while the nation’s capital burned. This is the story of what happened in Lafayette Square. Guest: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily

Background reading:

• Our chief White House correspondent explains why, when the history of the Trump presidency is written, the clash with protesters that preceded President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square may be remembered as one of its defining moments.
• “He did not pray,” said Mariann E. Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, said of Mr. Trump’s militarized visit to St. John’s church for a photo opportunity. “He did not mention George Floyd.”

Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thank you for listening to this episode of Daily News. We've gathered all the additional resources, book For more updates and exclusive content, visit our official site: ➡️ 🚨[VIP ACCESS]🚨

Subscribe and leave a review! ➡️ SUBSCRIBE

Copyright Disclaimer: We are not the official Daily news or Spotify feed. All rights to the original content belong to their respective owners. This channel is sustained through dynamic ad insertion to offset AI processing, hosting, and transcription costs.

---

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.